Wordless Wednesday (sort of)

I've noticed that I am not getting very many shots of Jack these days. Whenever I point the camera at him, my stubborn 3 year old turns his head or runs away. He's even caught on when I point my iphone at him. So I was so happy when he was completely enthralled by his new bubble maker and I was able to get him to stand still to get some pictures of him.

Today I am joining these great blogs for Wordless Wednesday:

The Paper Mama

Naptime Momtog

And then, she snapped

Germs and a photo challenge

Both boys are sound asleep right now...They are both sick with horrible colds. It's the first time Wyatt has been sick and it just awful watching him cough and sneeze constantly. They both have low grade fevers and are perpetual snot factories. Jack's poor nose is like a faucet and I can hardly keep up with it. I am going to need a hazmat crew come over to disinfect our house after they are over this. I only hope that Rob and I can manage to not catch it, which would seriously be a miracle since I've been sneezed and coughed on for two days straight.  

Now to switch subjects...I have been playing along with a fun photo challenge since the first of the month. It just gives me some extra motivation to take pictures with daily prompts (not that having two adorable boys isn't enough). I took all of these with my iphone which I have to admit is what I grab when I want to snap a quick picture these days. I think my Canon is starting to feel left out, so I'll have to do something about that soon! Here is a link to the rest of the prompts for February if you're interested.

The many faces of Jack 3

I've done a couple rounds of the many faces of Jack, here and here. Last night before his bath, he was being silly and I thought it would make a fun many faces post...He really makes me laugh. A lot. 

And he's had enough...

Linking up to:

Where the theme is "Something fun."

Jack's party (starring Bonnie's Jungle cake)

Bonnie made the most incredible jungle cake for Jack. He LOVED it. I really didn't want to cut it up into pieces, but it was worth it, because it was seriously delicious. Thank you Bonnie!

By the way, if you're in the Rhode Island area and need a cake for any special occasion, look no further...

You can contact Bonnie here: 

fireflybakeryri@gmail.com

Linking up with:

Make a wish!

Jack's new drum set.

Tiny Wyatt

I know that the tiny, wrinkly, scrunchy faced newborn stage is over in a flash, so I really want to try to capture Wyatt and all of his newborn cuteness before he's outgrown it and moved on to the equally as cute, chubby baby phase. (and based on the amount he's been nursing, I think this will happen very quickly!) These are a few of my favorites so far.

I am sharing these here:

  

sunflowers

On Saturday we took a little road trip to Buttonwood Farm where they are known for their incredible field of sunflowers (over 300,000 of them!) and their homemade ice cream.

First up was a walk through the sunflower field, which was just gorgeous! 

 Next we joined the line for ice cream...We waited in that line for at least 30 minutes, but it was so worth it. The ice cream was amazing...It was actually our lunch!

Rob ordered the sunflower ice cream and it was seriously good...who would have thought? 

Jack was all smiles with his chocolate ice cream.

And here he is back at the car for clean up! I was actually impressed with how little he got on his t-shirt this time... :)

Today, I am linking up here:

Goodbye Winter...

Blooming crocuses greeted us in the backyard today! They were a welcome sight after our long, snow-filled winter.

I am also linking up, for the first time, to the photo challenge at Live Every Moment where the theme this week is spring!

The many faces of Jack 2

One of my favorite posts on this blog was The many faces of Jack. That was six months ago, so I thought it would be fun do another series of Jack faces for this weeks You Capture challenge over at I Should be Folding Laundry, where the theme is faces. It's crazy how much he's grown since that last series taken in April!  But, of course the fact that he's a ham hasn't changed...

You Capture: Togetherness

The three of us went for a short walk around the neighborhood the other night. Our street is pretty quiet so Jack can roam around.  He has this funny little obsession about the manhole covers. He has to make sure he steps on each one and when he does, he gets the biggest kick out of it.  In this shot, Rob is standing on one, which was a way to guarantee a smile out of Jack.  I love this shot of Jack and Rob together in front of the colorful tree.  :) 

I am linking up to I Should be Folding Laundry for this week's you capture challenge: togetherness

Fun with Chalk

Today was a gorgeous day to have fun with chalk and add some color to the driveway...

Jack got more on himself than any other place...